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Crime Time NewsCrime Writing Legends Visit English Riviera For The 4th Sleuths! Festival The creator of detecting legend Inspector Morse, Agatha Christie's grandson and the son and writing partner of the late Dick Francis will head a spectacular line up of crime writing talent in Paignton this spring for the fourth Sleuths! festival of crime writing on the English Riviera Modern Day Cold War Thriller To Harvill Secker Alison Hennessey, Senior Crime Editor at Harvill Secker, has acquired World English Language rights to thriller Plan D by Simon Urban The new book, Good Bait, has been out in the UK for a weeks now and, after a slowish start, sales of both the hardback and ebook have started to climb, with a reprint of the hardback imminent. Remember the tortoise and the hare ... New George Pelecanos Novel Lands In US Top 50 Publisher Little, Brown's limited-time e-book promotion of George Pelecanos' new crime novel, What It Was, is paying off Denmark's latest TV hit attracts audiences worldwide 'Nordic Noir' builds on Stieg Larsson success, with internationally-popular TV The Nordic Noir book Club has announced the following exciting events, taking place later this month. Borgen Briefing Saturday 18 February: A meeting with one of BBC4's 'Borgen' directors, Annette K. Olesen, and Danish experts from UCL, to discuss the nations' new favourite Scandinavian drama. The event is organised by UCL Nordic film specialist Claire Thomson... Crime Fiction Rules At Libraries PLR figures have revealed that crime fiction entries (including many novels by American authors) constitute every entry of the top 10 most borrowed titles from UK libraries between July 2010 and June 2011. On Wednesday February 8th, come and hear three of the UK's finest crime writers discussing their work at Belgravia Books in the heart of London. John Hawkes Takes The Lead In Jackie Brown Prequel The Switch Now, before anybody gets too excited it needs to be stated right up front that, no, Quentin Tarantino has no hand in this Century Buys Chatterton Crime Debut Century has acquired two novels in a new procedural crime series by author Ed Chatterton, billing it as "gritty, dark, visceral and utterly gripping". A Trip On The Thames...as James Bond The boat you are riding in is speeding along the Thames, the familiar landmarks passing by at a considerable clip. But suddenly you hear the John Barry Orchestra playing the James Bond theme, there is a grinding of motors, and the craft you're in takes off like a bullet, the water slapping beneath you and centrifugal force pinning you back in your seat. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Cancelled In India Oscar-nominated thriller withdrawn from release in India after director David Fincher refuses to cut 'unsuitable' sex scenes First Look At Oliver Stone's Savages First Look at Blake Lively and Benicio Del Toro in SAVAGES Hugh Bonneville To Star In Adaptation Of Peter James' Dead Simple Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville has signed to play the lead in Dead Simple, a feature version of the bestselling crime novel City University London Announces UK's First Degree Tailored To Aspiring Crime Novelists City University London has announced that it will be launching the country's first ever Master's Degree dedicated to crime thriller writing, in response to student demand and the increasing popularity of the genre. Hilary Bonner Pens New Thriller For Pan Mac Pan Macmillan Publishing Director, Wayne Brookes, has acquired two brand new psychological thrillers by Hilary Bonner from Tony Peake. Brookes secured world rights for The Cruellest Game and one as yet untitled novel. The Cruellest Game is scheduled for publication in 2013. Hennessey Acquires Swedish Crime Series Alison Hennessey, in her first signing as Senior Crime Editor at Harvill Secker, has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) for two books in the critically acclaimed, award-winning Intercrime series by Swedish crime writer Arne Dahl, in a deal with Tor Jonasson at the Salomonsson agency. The first book in the series which follows an elite team of detectives assembled to investigate international violent crime, The Blinded Man, will be published in Vintage paperback in July 2012 and Bad Blood, which revolves around an American serial killer on the loose in Sweden, will be published by Harvill Secker in summer 2013... Hammett Prize Nominees Announced The Hammett Prize nominees for 2011 have been announced. According to the North American Branch of the International Association of Crime Writers, the contenders are: Feast Day of Fools by James Lee Burke (Simon & Schuster); Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead by Sara Gran (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt); The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje (Knopf); The Informant by Thomas Perry (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt); The Killer is Dying by James Sallis (Walker & Co.) The Mystery Writers of America announce their 2012 Edgar Awards nominees Ian Rankin Wants Tax Incentives To Help New Authors Inspector Rebus creator fears for new writing talent as publishers cut advances and internet transforms industry Peter Temple Wins The International Deutscher Krimipreis 2012 First Place in the International Deutscher Krimipreis 2012 goes to Peter Temple for 'Truth' Dalziel And Pascoe Creator Reginald Hill Dies The writer Reginald Hill, who created the Yorkshire detective duo Andrew Dalziel and Peter Pascoe, has died aged 75 Theakston Crime Festival Dates Mark Billingham is chairing the 2012 Festival, the stars of which will include Jo Nesbo, Harlan Coben, and Charlaine Harris. Mafia Is Italy's Biggest Business It was once confined to the sun-baked, sleepy south of Italy but the mafia is now the country's biggest business enterprise Best Crime Novel Cover Contest Winner Announced Coming out on top was Penguin's mid-2011 paperback reprint of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Next 25 |